What is the average commute in Wilkinson County, Mississippi?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 38.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Wilkinson County, Mississippi work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MS · GEOID 281572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Name: Commute estimates for Wilkinson County, Mississippi
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 38.3 min one way; 5.9% worked from home, 80.3% drove alone, and 20.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip38.3 min±10.5 min MOE

Worked from home5.9%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone80.3%±7.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip20.5%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Wilkinson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute35.3 min → 38.3 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 5.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 3.6%▲ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.7% → 80.3%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Wilkinson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.3%; 3.6% used public transit and 5.9% worked from home.

Drive alone80.3% ±7.1 pp

Carpool6.6% ±3.2 pp

Public transit3.6% ±4.4 pp

Walk1.4% ±2.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp

Work from home5.9% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 2,278 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Wilkinson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

98^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Wilkinson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,278 workers age 16+, including 2,144 workers with reported travel time and 134 home workers.

Population estimate8,162± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,278± 344 MOE

Workers with travel time2,144± 327 MOE

Estimated home workers134± 84 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Mississippi commute records for Wilkinson County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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